The mare was little phased by her surroundings, despite it only being one her first shows! She practically dragged herself half asleep along the arena, Leanne clicking for more impulsion, but she just sighed, turned, and half assed her way back to the gate. She had good action in her legs and was a very loose in the shoulder type, which made her pretty nifty with her from legs when in a mare-ish mood.

This was the 3 year old flys chance to prove he was worthy of keeping his crown jewels, as his young, ballsy behaviour was becoming a problem. Nothing that isnt easily trained out, apart from his challenging behaviour and attitude towards handlers. If he did pass his grading today, he probably had a 10% higher chance of keeping his manhood, but as a rising 4 year old, and stull with the unruly behaviour of a yearling, it was doubtful.

The large, bay horse was a dab hand at these types of events. His character and confidence in the sale ring sold himself to the pickers from Balloo, and he had been nothing short of excellent since his arrival. A very promising mount for the future, He looked to be enjoying himself as he flew around the set up, clearing 1.40 without batting an eyelid.

A usually impatient horse, Brownie was more interested in watching the other competitors, and was particularly keen on the judge in red. He was a foolish, but clever horse, who didn't like to wait around, and always wanted something to do. He was worked twice as much as the other horses; and in winter, he was an absolute nightmare to keep quiet and settled. Atleast this one behaved, Tobias probably would of left the showground if he had anyone else play up on his watch.

A petite girl, Ella was the dancing pony of Balloo Farm. Always foot perfect ; she was accomplishing much in her young years and had big shoes to fill, her dad was an international star, after all. This was Leannes favorite mare; being owned and competed by her mother. She wasn't interested much in dressage, more following after her father but she had grown up around this horse and was happy to have had her to take for this show, not some of the salty ladies they owned.

Almost a year had passed since his majorly successful reaping in france, and had earned the stables some new eyes, sponsors and owners from around the world. He was the progeny of a famed horse from a fallen-from-the-top stable, One of the last offspring to come from that era and looked to have an extremely positive future. Manny had taken to fences well, having schooled freely at home. He was still growing, and the team had decided to give him another 6 months of growth room before climbing on board the soft monster.

Last horse of the day to run, Tobias was full of relief. He didn't like to do too much handling of the horses, but being so short on staff in the backlash of the florida shuffling. he "took one for the team". Although, he did feel rather patronised to have been given a 17 year old as a chaperone. Snappy had an electric energy, and bound into the arena on his toes, drawing his legs to the sky as the trotted fr a length, and back again.

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Stallion DivisionClass: Conformation Class 501-B

Robyn was a bit nervous. Her horse was quite a head-turner, due to the unusual combination of coat and conformation. She was proud to own such horse, but at the same time she kinda had enough of explaining what breed Silver was over and over again - and people asked about that very often. She didn't mind being among people as long as she didn't have to talk to too many of them. She felt a bit relieved when their class was announced and they could finally enter the arena - that meant the commentator would do all the talking now!"Ok, let's go!" said Robyn and clucked on Silver. The stallion arched his neck, showing off his Iberian ancestry very clearly, and the pair walked into arena. "Maybe you'll catch and eye of a pretty mare and we'll finally have some baby Silvers around!" she thought.

Horse's Name Honybrook Lucky Layke LadyCareer Shown: Futurity

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Mare DivisionClass: Free Jumping Class 403-B

A seasoned show jumper by day and a complete cantankerous mare by evenings, Sylvie had spent most of the show with her ears pinned back and squealing at passing horses. The lush surroundings of the large showground did nothing to impress her; all she wanted was her space, and quiet.The moment Dasha had unclipped her rope, the tobiano mare had gone prancing off with a series of delighted bucks that humoured the spectators. Bronze trees and trailers filled the background as Dasha used her arms to steer the mare around the arena towards the simple upright fence.

Character's Name: Mireille AbelesCareer Shown: Rider

Horse's Name SH SnowfoxCareer Shown: n/a

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Mare DivisionClass: Movement Class 402-B

The young grey Arabian was one of the yard's most promising dressage prospects from a decorated Arabian stud across the waters. Underneath the flashy trot and long mane was a sweet personality that enjoyed nothing more than being groomed for hours and spending her afternoons in the hazy sunshine. She had never outgrown the baby-phase and was constantly mollycoddled by the yard owners, but Snowfox just reaped all the attention.Her previous shows had never ended well for anyone so her owners had insisted on trying the young mare in conformation classes, free of a saddle and no strict rules for a perfect frame or arched neck. Mireille had worked with the mare enough to know that when they began to trot around the arena and her tail began to swish, she was showing off for the gathered crowd and enjoying all those people there to watch her.

Character's Name: Ainslie CairstineCareer Shown: n/a (not in picture)

Horse's Name Larino WCareer Shown: n/a

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Stallion Division Class: Free Jumping Class 503-B

Ainslie had spent hours grooming Larino in the fancy barns tucked away behind the many arenas of the sprawling showground, plaited his mane twice and secured each rosebud down with hairspray. He didn't need much effort to look his beautiful self; his bright coat always gleamed and glowed in the warm autumn weather. Despite his young age he was one of the calmest horses Honeybrook stabled; even with the buzzing crowds and Ainslie's nerves he didn't act up as they entered the arena.He was a dab-hand at jumping; he'd been broke in slowly and steadily giving them both confidence as they worked their way around the yard's small cross country course and old battered show-jumps in the small arena. The small upright built in this arena wouldn't pose any problems for young Larino today.

Character's Name: Mary Margaret LumpkinCareer Shown: Rider

Horse's Name Honeybrook Soldier in ActionCareer Shown: n/a

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Stallion Division Class: Conformation Class 401-B

Well used to dealing with hot-headed Warmblood stallions, Mary-Margaret had been shuffled onto the roster for the Canadian show to showcase Soldier. He had been one of the first Trakehners bought by the yard owners but eventually he'd been sold onto a better stable suited to his show-jumping abilities. Although the years had drifted by, Soldier had remained on their minds and eventually they were able to buy back the eye-catching stallion.Full of pride and arrogance, he always had his ears forward and rarely put a hoof out of place. He had been brought back into work at the yard, giving him time to settle back in before beginning his training to try and educate him with manners and work off his extra energy each morning. Mary-Margaret had already lunged him that morning before their turn in the arena, and breathed a sigh of relief as he remained patiently still during the judging process.

Character's Name: Callixta RosellaCareer Shown: Rider

Horse's Name Honeybrook JabariCareer Shown: Futurity

Show Tier: LocalEvent: Four and Over Stallion Division Class: Movement Class 502-B

It had been with a heavy heart Callixta had persuaded everyone to let her wriggle Jabari into the show team; he had one last chance to redeem himself before he was officially gelded. In his teens and still full of bad manners, habits and a temper worse than her own she had gradually listened to reason after three more falls over summer. She would dearly love her stubborn horse and they'd still potter around in eventing shows when she felt brave enough but she couldn't shake off her desire to present him once - and do it well - in the stallion classes.Jabari trotted steadily at her side, his long legs striding out and showing off the muscles under his glossy coat. Almost back at the place where the judges watched critically and Callixta felt her shoulders sag with relief and -The familiar squeal was the dreaded sound."Don't you..."Jabari plunged sideways with a ferocious pull on the reins that saw Callixta turn and trip, yell something even her own brain didn't comprehend and sway dangerously on the spot...

She fell with a thud into the sand."...Dare." She muttered, glancing up at Jabari who was busy charging around the arena showing off his best bucks and bunny-hops with happy snorts.

NRR Drop Dead Gorgeous was another one of our oldies at the stables. Being one of very first horses, she was a favorite around the stables. Although her pedigree wasn't as flashy as some of the others, she still was an extreme sweetheart with the tendency to show off as much as possible. Delilah had inherited the mare from her mother, whom was extremely found of Gorgeous, since she was part of the foundation of the ranch. Now at the show, Delilah couldn't help, but admire how sleek and elegant the mare looked. She could now see why Gorgeous got the name she did.

Sonja and Uma had both arrived in the middle of show prep at Ribbon Gum Park., only a few days apart. They'd had a little bit of time to get to know each other, and the Criollo mare seemed mellow and easy-going enough that Sonja felt confident showing her. Uma had fortunately come with a tradional halter, and she looked good in it. Sonja felt a bit lost putting it on, but she eventually figured it out.

Jazz had bumped his shoulder coming off the truck and overnight it became quite stiff. Throughout the day Em attempted to stretch it out, and Jazz attempted to snatch his leg back. To onlookers it appeared to be a strange game of tug of war. During his final brush over before he headed out to the arena, Em swooped in and pried the stallion's leg forward. At long last, he leaned into the stretch and sighed. There you go, horse. Now show those mares what you're made of!

This was Marcela's life now. A breeder, though that isn't to say that it was a bad one. Being a breeder had its perks; There was always an abundance of beautiful horses to look at. As such, Marcela found herself to be a regular at these shows. It was one of her favorite things, meeting a handsome little colt or filly at one show and running into them again as an awkward yearling or all grown up . That was the case with Nilona.

She was one of the first horses Marcela had bought when she entered the breeding game and everyone could agree that she'd grown into a wonderful horse. In fact Marcela often found herself imagining a career with the mare. Imagine a show jumping career on such a fine mount. But of course she never stayed on the thought for long. After all, those days were long gone.

"Hey Em look over here!"

Readjusting her grip on the reins, Marcela looked over at Denn as the cameras went off, smiling to herself and the mare.

Show Tier: LocalEvent:Four and Over Stallion DivisionClass:Conformation Class 501-B

Katrina walked Artie around in the warm-up area hoping he would settle down before heading to the main judging area. They headed out to the main judging area, Artie standing in perfect stillness as the judge approached. She had seen this judge at other competitions and knew his reputation for being a real picky judge. Katrina held her breath and let it out, hoping she wouldn't hyperventilate and pass out. Katrina was so relieved when it was over and glanced to the sidelines and saw her father standing there with a huge smile on his face. Her father came over and gave her a hug and Artie a well deserved treat as they headed back to the holding area.

Show Tier: LocalEvent:Four and Over Mare DivisionClass:Conformation Class 401-B

Trinity is very intelligent and is one of those horses that you have to keep an eye on constantly when your at a competition. She most certainly does not enjoy standing still for too long, and will look for any opening she can take to make a run for it. Katlynn prayed Trinity would stay still long enough for the judge to finish looking her over. Thank fully she waited till the judge was done before she made a beeline for Travis's pocket that was filled with day old bread, which was her favorite treat. Trinity was so pushy trying to get the bread, that she almost knocked Travis over on his behind.